Field Engineer Intern: Hands-On Civil Construction (Paid)

FlatironDragados; Columbus (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

FlatironDragados invites students to join our Summer 2027 Intern Program as Field Engineer Interns in Columbus, TX. They will work closely with Project Managers and on-site staff to apply classroom knowledge to real-world construction challenges, including field condition evaluation and design clarifications.

Ideal candidates are currently enrolled in Engineering or Construction Management programs, able to assist with drawings, QA/QC tasks, scheduling updates, and document control while

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in an Engineering, Construction Management, or similar program at an accredited technical college or university.
• Willingness to apply academic training to real-world field environments.
• Ability to support on-site engineering tasks and follow project plans.

Responsibilities

• Assist with evaluation of field conditions and acceptance testing.
• Support quality assurance and quality control engineering materials testing.
• Apply survey knowledge to assist with project layout and checking conformance to plans.
• Review project drawings and coordinate design changes.
• Provide document control assistance for correspondence, submittals, design releases, etc.
• Initiate engineering design clarifications.
• Perform quantity tracking and productivity analysis for operation efficiency.
• Assist with updating project schedule and interact with scheduling decisions.
• Respond to field design clarifications and manage subcontractor field operations.
• Provide design assistance to the project engineer for temporary structures using CAD tools.

Skills

Survey knowledge

Document control

Education

Engineering or Construction Management program

Tools

CAD tools

Job description

FlatironDragados invites students to join our Summer 2027 Intern Program as Field Engineer Interns in Columbus, TX. They will work closely with Project Managers and on-site staff to apply classroom knowledge to real-world construction challenges, including field condition evaluation and design clarifications.

Ideal candidates are currently enrolled in Engineering or Construction Management programs, able to assist with drawings, QA/QC tasks, scheduling updates, and document control while